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Albany police: Parents turn in son for stealing woman’s purse

The parents of a 15-year-old boy turned their son into police after they saw his photo in news broadcasts identifying him as a suspect in the purse robbery of a 94-year-old woman who was walking to church, city police said.

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Fitch Affirms Allegheny County Airport Auth Airport Rev and Ref Bonds at ‘BBB+’; Outlook Stable

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings affirms Allegheny County Airport Authority’s outstanding $400.8 million Airport Revenue and Refunding Bonds at ‘BBB+’. The authority also has $9.8 million of subordinate debt not rated by Fitch. The Outlook is Stable. KEY RATING DRIVERS: –Stabilizing origination and destination (O&D) passenger base experiencing enplanement growth over the last 15 months. Enplanements increased by 2.0% in 2010 and 5.9% for year to May 2011. Enplanement growth has sign

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Fitch Affirms Allegheny County Airport Auth Airport Rev and Ref Bonds at ‘BBB+’; Outlook Stable

Fitch Affirms Aruba Airport Authority N.V. $32MM Revenue Bonds at ‘BBB’

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ‘BBB’ rating on $32 million outstanding airport revenue bonds for Aruba Airport Authority N.V. The Rating Outlook is Stable. Key Rating Drivers: –Sustained traffic performance: The airport has a steady enplanement record since 2004. The tourism sector in Aruba has proved to be resilient against external and domestic shocks in recent years; –Strong global operator: Aruba Airport has in place a strategic management agreement with Schiphol

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Fitch Downgrades San Jose Financing Authority Parking Revenue Bonds to ‘BB’; Outlook Stable

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As part of its continuous surveillance efforts, Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on San Jose Financing Authority (the authority) parking revenue bonds: –$36.7 million parking revenue bonds downgraded to ‘BB’ from ‘A’. The Rating Outlook is Stable. KEY RATING DRIVERS –The rating downgrade to ‘BB’ reflects the sizeable decline in combined pledged revenue and the possibility that pledged revenues over time may be insufficient to meet annual debt serv

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Guggenheim Venture Partners Becomes Alara Capital

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alara Capital, formerly Guggenheim Venture Partners, has spun into a new private equity and venture capital firm unaffiliated with Guggenheim

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Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Announces Investigation of Allied Healthcare International Inc.

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities firm headquartered in New York City, is investigating the Board of Directors of Allied Healthcare International Inc. (“Allied Healthcare” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: AHCI) for potential breaches of fiduciary duties in connection with their conduct related to the sale of the Company to Saga Group Ltd. in an all-cash deal for about $175 million. Under the terms of the proposed transaction, which were unanimously appr

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Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Announces Investigation of Allied Healthcare International Inc.

Police arrest 15-year-old purse-snatcher

Albany police have arrested a 15-year-old boy for snatching a purse off an elderly woman walking to church a couple weeks ago.

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Press Release Basics: Writing, Sending and Tracking Your Press Releases

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Business Wire’s educational free webinar series will send PR professionals and other communicators back to school with a three-part tutorial on writing, sending and tracking your press releases. The webinar takes place Thursday, August 25. “We’ll be taking a holistic approach to writing, sending and tracking press releases, “ said Joseph Miller, EON Product Manager and one of three presenters of the program. “This webinar will be useful for old pro’s and newbies alike.

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Pfizer Provides U.S. Regulatory Update on Prevnar 13® for Use in Adults 50 Years and Older

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a 90-day extension to the action date for the Company’s supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for use of Prevnar 13®, (Pneumococcal 13-valent Conjugate Vaccine [Diphtheria CRM197 Protein]) in adults aged 50 and older. This extends the review period to January 2012. The extension is due to additional data that Pfizer elected to submit from two studies that were

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Pfizer Provides U.S. Regulatory Update on Prevnar 13® for Use in Adults 50 Years and Older

Fitch: Verizon Wireless’ Planned $10B Distribution to Owners Will Not Affect Ratings

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In Fitch Ratings’ view, Verizon Wireless’ plans to pay a $10 billion distribution to its parents, Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon) (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone Group Plc (Vodafone), in January 2012 will not have an impact on the credit profile of Verizon or Verizon Wireless. The distribution will be in proportion to Verizon’s and Vodafone’s ownership interest in the Verizon Wireless partnership of 55% and 45%, respectively. The distribution does not include expected tax

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